Stories
Beginning
in 2008, I began submitting stories to magazines
in order to build my resume before searching for an agent. Below is a
list of
stories I’ve published so far and where you can find them.
These
Walls
"These Walls" originally
appeared in Sacred
Heart University's
annual literary revue, Horizons.
It's
romantic fluff that I wrote in high school — but it's also the first
story I
published.
The Explanation
A piece of fan fiction I wrote some years ago. Since it’s
difficult to publish these things elsewhere, I decided to just post it here.
Warded
A demon
sent to earth confronts an unusual obstacle on his
way to cause mischief. "Warded" appeared in the June 2008 issue of Twisted Dreams. You can buy a PDF copy
of Twisted Dreams for $1.90.
The
Horse Thieves
Crawford
is a free agent in the new West, where cars have
replaced horses and any punk with a set of wheels can cause mischief.
Now
someone is stealing ponies from a local ranch, and Crawford has been
hired to
solve the case. "The Horse Thieves" — the first in a series —
originally
appeared in Space Westerns, a free
online webzine.
The
Ice Fields of Europa
An ice
miner on Jupiter's moon, Europa, recounts his struggle to become
a prospector through a series of diary entries. This dark sci-fi tale
appeared as December 2008's featured story of the month in The Tiny Globule, a
free online repository of sci-fi, fantasy and strange fiction.
The
Zumundo Cog
When a
rare component breaks in his amazing steam scooter, Shane
must confront a reclusive and eccentric inventor for a replacement.
"The
Zumundo Cog" is featured in the November-December 2008 issue
of The Willows, America's
premiere steampunk magazine.
Birdhouse of the Seven Chambers
Kung-fu
sparrows; secret battle techniques; bad dialog. The
birds of the realm will battle for the Golden Seed hidden within the
"Birdhouse
of the Seven Chambers." This piece of flash fiction appeared in the
March
2009 issue of "News from the Pouch," the monthly newsletter of book publisher Swimming Kangaroo.
Ragnarok
Anyone who's familiar with Norse mythology
knows that Loki was responsible for bringing about the end of the
world. But was Loki such a bad guy? And were Odin and Balder really
upright heroes? "Ragnarok" is a re-telling
of several of the central Norse myths from the perspective of Loki and
is set in modern-day Reykjavik. It was published by Read Short
Fiction.com in January 2010.
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